the human way to embrace AI
From strategy to transformation, we help organizations use AI to empower people — not replace them
Things are already going the wrong way.
“The deeper worry now lies in the way AI companies are racing for profit while ignoring the long-term risks to humanity.”
Geoffrey Hinton, Nobel Prize in Physics, Turing Award, Recognized as the Godfather of AI.
There’s a better way. Make AI all about empowering people.
“AI outsiders need to engage now to create a future where AI empowers us instead of threatening us.”
Michael Cant, CEO, Blast, 30-year+ expert in strategy & transformation
No one left behind in a world with AI
From strategy to transformation, we help organizations understand AI and how to use it safely to grow their strengths and empower people.
strategy + AI
Understand how AI affects strategy and culture. Use AI as a force to strengthen your competitive advantage. Amplify your organization’s unique strengths.
innovation + AI
Discover small ways AI can empower people. Catalyze AI projects that fit your AI competencies, foster learning and prepare your organization for large-scale change.
transformation + AI
Orchestrate AI-driven change at-scale across the enterprise. Align technology with human growth for maximum success. Grow without cutting people.
The human-first AI journey: it all begins with learning
Our starter AI workshop empowers teams with essential knowledge and skills to use AI comfortably, powerfully and safely.
Drawing on real-world use cases and exercises, workshop participants gain essential skills to prompt AI, build agents and understand what it means to design complex workflows that involve agentic AI teams
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Understand the neuroscience of human intelligence and how AI works. Learn how to tap the human side of AI to be more effective in using AI.
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Go beyond “googling” AI. Learn how to prompt AI to improve productivity and creativity.
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Go “under the hood” to understand how AI agents work. Learn how to build and use AI agents with ease.
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Understand the potential value and dangers of using AI at full scale. Learn the critical role human-led governance and controls play.
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Learn how to move from AI learning to a repeatable routine to sustain and grow your AI knowledge and skills.
Learning powered with live AI collaboration
Our Human-first AI workshop uses real-world AI use cases to help people better understand AI and how to use it safely
Learn the fundamentals of effective AI prompting, applying Blast’s Superhero generator to create your own Superhero profile
Blast Superhero Generator
Learn what an AI agent is and how it can amplify your strengths as we explore the inner workings of Chris, Blast’s AI Creativity Coach
Chris, AI Creativity Coach
Thunder, Advanced AI Solution
Understand what it means to go all the way with AI. Look under the hood at Thunder, Blast’s advanced AI solution to see the human side of agentic AI teams
Your AI workshop leader
Michael Cant, CEO, Blast Group
Michael has dedicated his career to helping organizations work through extraordinary change from the rise of the Internet to AI.
30+ years experience leading strategic mandates with AT&T, IBM, Vodafone, OnStar, CGI, Equinix, Bell and a diverse range of small and medium enterprises, Canadian governments and Crown corporations.
In higher education, designed and delivered executive education courses with leading Canadian schools including Queen’s University’s Smith School of Business, Queen’s Centre for Neuroscience Studies, HEC Montreal and OCAD University. The programs have helped thousands of professionals around the world.
MBA from the Ivey School of Business, Western University, an Honours BA in Economics from Queen’s University, a Diploma in International Business from the Stockholm School of Economics, and a Certificate in AI Strategy and Transformation from Rotman School of Business at the University of Toronto.
Speaks fluently in English and French.
ready when you are
Where ever you are in your AI journey, we’re here, ready to support your team. From strategy to transformation, we always start with a call to get to know you and your team and understand where we might be able to help.